Apple M2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

VS

Apple M2

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (15W vs 23W)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)

Larger memory bandwidth (135GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 +14%

1701

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

1488

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2

8538

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +39%

11931

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 +14%

2694

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

2347

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2

10130

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +28%

12973

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 +10%

120

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

109

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2

555

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +52%

845

Blender

Apple M2

146

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +146%

360

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 +22%

3932

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

3208

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2

15485

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +40%

21685

Apple M2

VS

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

General Parameters

Jun 2022

Release Date

Apr 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Qualcomm

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv9

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Snapdragon X

-

Processor Number

X1P-64-100

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Custom

Apple M2 GPU

Integrated Graphics

Qualcomm Adreno X1

-

Generation

Oryon

Package

20 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

15 W

Power Consumption

23 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

80 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Samsung TSMC

-

Die Size

mm²

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

10

4

Performance Core Threads

10

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

8

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

10

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

34x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

-

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

-

L3 Cache

42 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8448

24 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

102.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

135 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

1024

Shader Units

1536

64

Texture Units

48

32

Raster Operation Units

6

128

Execution Units

6

15 W

Power Consumption

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

2.86 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

3.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

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